The Korea International Trade
Association (Chairman Kim Young-joo) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Energy (Minister Paik Ungyu) held the "Korea-China FTA Service and
Investment Follow-Up Negotiations Public-Private Joint Forum" on 29th
at the Trade Tower in Samsung Dong, Seoul.

The forum was designed to
gather the difficulties and suggestions of the service industry in preparation
for the follow up negotiations of Korea-China FTA.

Trade Minister Kim Hyun Jong
of MOTIE was attended by the representative of government. A total of 28 people
attended the event, industry executives and experts from 12 different service
sectors, including tourism, distribution, entertainment, construction and
finance.